It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these! Don’t worry, I haven’t given up on menu planning but life has been busy and we’ve been keeping things pretty simple around here. I just finished my grocery shopping and planning and decided to go ahead and share it with you guys.
Summer is here. I’m seriously thinking about doing a summer of oven free and minimal stove usage meals. Yummy salads every night and smoothies for lunches? It would work for me (and save a lot of time) but I don’t know what the family would think about that. At least this week’s menu does a pretty good job of not heating up the house.
Monday-Friday my husband and I have salads for lunch and the kids eat something different – we do things like sandwiches, a big pot of mac and cheese for the week, leftovers from the weekend, snacky lunch of fruits, veggies, and whatever else we come up with. Then they just have some of the salad veggies along with their lunch.
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve done a “real” shopping trip. If I was thinking I would have snapped a picture of my fridge before and after. But let me tell you, when the only produce you have left is a couple handfuls of grapes and you are out of dish soap you know it’s time to get it done. It’s nice to be stocked up on produce once again!
Breakfasts:
- Eggs – Scrambled with Veggies and this Chorizo Sweet Potato Hash x 3
- Smoothies x 2
- Homemade Granola Bars x 2
Lunches:
- Salads x 5
- Leftovers, sandwiches, etc. x 5 (for the kids)
- Taco Salad with salsa
- Schlotzsky’s (when our Schlotzky’s opened a few months ago we were one of the first people there and got a card for a free sandwich a week for a year – so this is our lunch every other Saturday)
Suppers:
- Nachos (load it up with veggies to increase the “health factor” but I love some easy meals on the weekends especially when there is lots going on)
- Taco Salad (made enough for two meals)
- Grill
- Mexican Sausage Rice x 2 (new recipe)
- Butter Chicken x 2
What are your favorite oven free (even stove free if you have them) recipes?
Linking up to Menu Plan Monday.